Scotchtown flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Scotchtown
(Circular Head, TAS) - 25.82 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
25.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Scotchtown's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Scotchtown
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled to
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Scotchtown at a glance
How Scotchtown is zoned
Buying in Scotchtown? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 25.82 km², Scotchtown is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 16,749 m² across 193 parcels.
Who lives in Scotchtown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Scotchtown suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 964, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Scotchtown's 274 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Scotchtown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Scotchtown itself.
4,238 in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 4%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Scotchtown data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Zoning | Mapped | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania), Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Scotchtown address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 120 Scotchtown addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Scotchtown planning - frequently asked
Is Scotchtown flood-prone?
About 15% of Scotchtown falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 120 Scotchtown addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Scotchtown bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Scotchtown is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Circular Head average of 99%.
Is Scotchtown under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Scotchtown in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Scotchtown?
The dominant planning zone in Scotchtown is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Environmental Management.
Does Scotchtown have heritage-listed places?
Scotchtown has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Scotchtown?
Across 193 surveyed parcels in Scotchtown, the median lot size is about 16,749 m².
What is the population of Scotchtown?
At the 2021 Census Scotchtown had 274 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider North West statistical area, which contains Scotchtown, went from 4,238 people in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 4%.
Is Scotchtown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Scotchtown scores 964 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Scotchtown?
Median household income in Scotchtown was $1,944 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,338 for the typical suburb in Circular Head. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irishtown | 4.0 km | 7% | 100% |
| Broadmeadows | 4.6 km | 12% | 100% |
| Edith Creek | 6.7 km | 15% | 100% |
| Smithton | 7.2 km | 26% | 97% |
| Mella | 7.8 km | 9% | 100% |
| Nabageena | 10.7 km | 7% | 100% |
| Alcomie | 10.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Christmas Hills | 11.5 km | 8% | 100% |
| Brittons Swamp | 12.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Scopus | 12.2 km | 21% | 100% |